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Psalmes, Songs, and Sonnets

some solemne, others ioyfull, framed to the life of the Words: Fit for Voyces or Viols of 3. 4. 5. and 6. Parts. Composed by William Byrd

Byrd, William (1542 or 3-1623)

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[[I.] The Eagles force subdues each Bird that flyes]

3. Uoc.

II.

[II. Of flattring speach with sugred words beware]

III.

[III. In Winter cold when tree and bush was bare]

IIII.

[IIII. Whereat an Ant with long experience wise]

[V. Who lookes may leape]

VI.

[VI. Sing ye to our Lord a new song]

VII.

[[VII.] I haue beene young, but now am olde]

VIII.

[VIII. In Christall Towres]

4. Uoc.

IX.

[IX. This sweet & merry, merry month of May]

[X. Let not the sluggish sleepe]

XI.

XII.

[XII. Awake mine eyes]

XIII.

[XIII. Come iolly Swaynes]

XIIII.

[XIIII. What is life, or worldly pleasure?]

XVI.

[XVI. Come let vs reioyce vnto our Lord]

5. Uoc.

XVII.

[XVII. Retire my soule]

XVIII.

[XVIII. Arise Lord into thy rest]

XIX.

[XIX. Come wofull Orpheus with thy charming Lyre]

XX.

[XX. Sing we merrily vnto God our strength]

XXI.

[XXI. Blow vp the Trumpet in the new Moone]

XXII.

[XXII. Crowned with flowres, I saw faire Amarillis]

XXIII.

[XXIII. Wedded to will is witlesse]

XXIIII.

[XXIIII. Make ye ioy to God all the earth]

XXV.

[XXV. Haue mercy vpon me O God]

6. Uoc.

XXVII.

[XXVII. This day Christ was borne]

XXVIII.

XXVIII. A Carroll for New-yeares day.

XXIX.

[XXIX. Praise our Lord, praise our Lord all ye Gentiles]

XXX.

[XXX. Tvrne our captiuitie, O Lord]

XXXI.

[XXXI. Ah silly Soule]

XXXII.

[XXXII. How vaine the toyles that mortall men doe take to hoord vp gold]

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[XIII. Come iolly Swaynes]

Come iolly Swaynes, come let vs sit around

Come iolly Swaynes, come let vs sit around, And with blithe Carrols, sullen cares confound. The Shepheards life, Is void of strife: No worldly treasures, Distastes our pleasures, With free consenting, Our mindes contenting, We smiling laugh, While others sigh repenting.